"Chart: Solar is driving renewable energy to new heights around the globe"
#SolarPower #Energy #Renewables
https://www.canarymedia.com/articles/clean-energy/renewables-boom-global-solar-installations
alcinnz
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It's fun to see how solar panel manufacturing processes affect how they look. Mono-Si is produced in cylinders, so the cells are cut to octagons, a compromise between wasting too much material, and having too much empty space when tilling. Poly-Si can be made directly into squares without waste, and is also cheaper, but the panels are less efficient.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comparison_solar_cell_poly-Si_vs_mono-Si.png
impermanen_ 🕊️
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Ever since learning about Solar Power in my 1964 Weekly Reader, I have dreamt of this day. The Solar Panels are on the roof and I am one excited Old Coot. #solar #solarpower #solarpanels #sun #sunworshiper #sunworshipers #energy #cleanenergy #solarenergy #carbonfootprint
Ever since learning about Solar Power in my 1964 Weekly Reader, I have dreamt of this day. The Solar Panels are on the roof and I am one excited Old Coot. #solar #solarpower #solarpanels #sun #sunworshiper #sunworshipers #energy #cleanenergy #solarenergy #carbonfootprint
Tom
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"Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site"
"Ed Miliband approves UK’s biggest solar farm at Lincolnshire site"
Alex Akselrod
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Rooftop Solar Energy record broken (only 2 days after previous record broken). At 12:30pm today (18 Oct) on the Australian National electricity market the amount of rooftop solar alone made up 54% of power in the grid, and large-scale solar added another 15% - meaning Australia’s largest grid was 69% solar powered and overall 75% Renewable Energy. Please note that nearly 17% of Utility Solar was being curtailed at the time (Coal can't turn off easily). #solarpower #renewableenergy
Rooftop Solar Energy record broken (only 2 days after previous record broken). At 12:30pm today (18 Oct) on the Australian National electricity market the amount of rooftop solar alone made up 54% of power in the grid, and large-scale solar added another 15% - meaning Australia’s largest grid was 69% solar powered and overall 75% Renewable Energy. Please note that nearly 17% of Utility Solar was being curtailed at the time (Coal can't turn off easily). #solarpower #renewableenergy
An #India- #Japan alliance could prove monumental for the #solar industry. The International Solar Festival at the #OsakaExpo set an optimistic tone for future partnerships to both counter #China & the increasingly anti-solar #US
More in @japantimes
https://www.japantimes.co.jp/environment/2025/07/27/energy/india-japan-solar-links/
Angela Antunovic
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“Simple shade from panel rows can create a gentler microclimate at ground level, cutting wind stress and helping fragile seedlings establish."
#solarpower
https://glassalmanac.com/china-confirms-solar-panel-projects-are-irreversibly-changing-desert-ecosystems/
“Simple shade from panel rows can create a gentler microclimate at ground level, cutting wind stress and helping fragile seedlings establish."
#solarpower
https://glassalmanac.com/china-confirms-solar-panel-projects-are-irreversibly-changing-desert-ecosystems/
It's fun to see how solar panel manufacturing processes affect how they look. Mono-Si is produced in cylinders, so the cells are cut to octagons, a compromise between wasting too much material, and having too much empty space when tilling. Poly-Si can be made directly into squares without waste, and is also cheaper, but the panels are less efficient.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/File:Comparison_solar_cell_poly-Si_vs_mono-Si.png
maco
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Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/
#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen
Nothing can stop the solar energy revolution, greenhouse glass edition.
https://cleantechnica.com/2025/10/07/new-solar-glass-cranks-up-lettuce-crop-yields-by-almost-40/
#solar #solarenergy #solarpower #agrisolar #agrivoltaic #agriculture #farms #farming #sustainable #sustainability #renewableenergy #renewables #innovation #startups #energy #cleanenergy #greenenergy #gogreen
Angela Antunovic
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Guyana brings solar power to Indigenous village, part of larger plan to prioritize Amerindian communities in national development. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #ClimateJustice #CommunitySolar #IndigenousSoverignty
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/09/30/guyana-commissions-solar-grid-for-indigenous-village/
Guyana brings solar power to Indigenous village, part of larger plan to prioritize Amerindian communities in national development. #climatechange #climatesolutions #climate #SolarPower #RenewableEnergy #ClimateJustice #CommunitySolar #IndigenousSoverignty
https://www.pv-magazine.com/2025/09/30/guyana-commissions-solar-grid-for-indigenous-village/
Angela Antunovic
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‘It’s Such a Blessing’: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays
From summer squash to sheep’s wool, a variety of agricultural products may grow better beneath an awning of solar panels.
https://atmos.earth/climate-solutions/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/
#solar #farming #SolarPower #agriculture #atmos #ClimateSolutions
‘It’s Such a Blessing’: The Farmers Embracing Solar Arrays
From summer squash to sheep’s wool, a variety of agricultural products may grow better beneath an awning of solar panels.
https://atmos.earth/climate-solutions/its-such-a-blessing-the-farmers-embracing-solar-arrays/
#solar #farming #SolarPower #agriculture #atmos #ClimateSolutions
China is reshaping the global energy landscape by pouring hundreds of billions of dollars into clean energy investments across the Global South, creating jobs and long-term influence. https://www.japantimes.co.jp/commentary/2025/09/26/world/china-winning-in-global-south/?utm_medium=Social&utm_source=mastodon #commentary #worldnews #china #globalsouth #cleanenergy #climatechange #solarpower #windpower #pollution
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Inside: The enshittification of solar (and how to stop it); and more!
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@pluralistic Thank you for helping solar power get to people. As you share, the fossil fuel and technology sectors are trying to add choke points to solar power systems. #solar, #solarpunk, #offgridsolar, #balconysolar, #growyourown, #solarpower, #solarpanels